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Just in time for the crush of holiday shopping, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Monday released her lastest shopping guide listing the "dizzying" number of potentially-dangerous children's products. (Published Monday, Nov. 22, 2010)

Just in time for the crush of holiday shopping, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Monday released her lastest shopping guide listing the "dizzying" number of potentially-dangerous children's products.

The fourth annual "Play It Safe Guide" includes information on toys, clothing and jewelry.

So far this year, Madigan said 147 products aimed at children have been recalled. She a total of 44 million units were recalled, double the number of items recalled the year prior.

"It’s a dizzying number; very hard for anybody to keep up with that," said Madigan.